numbers in well before July 22nd. Be safe- send along a registration form!

You can find both $US and $Cdn versions of the registration form in both pdf and doc form on the Central States web site at www.csvhfs.org  You can also find out important information about hotel contact numbers, airport shuttle, directions, border crossing hints and Canadian currency as well as more information on the technical program.

73 and see you in Mississauga!

Peter Shilton, VE3AX
2004 CSVHFS Conference Chmn.

ve3ax@csvhfs.org

The 2004 conference is less than two weeks away!  There are still hotel rooms and room for family members in the family program activities.  Since the time is short, you will be a "walk-in" registration.  But you should contact Peter Shilton VE3AX pronto via email or phone to let him know your "walk-in" registration is coming and which family activities in which your family will participate.

Hello all CSVHFS Members:

Well I hope all of you got a good shot at the DX last evening!  In 35 years of VHF'ing I have never seen such an Es opening.  I was fortunate to be home for this one!  Even made one contact (K5UGM) on 222 Mhz - he's on tape for 10 minutes at up to 20 over S-9!

Things are heating up rapidly for the 38th annual  CSVHFS conference slated for July 22-24 at the Delta Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ontario.  While we have met our room guarantee, the Delta just reassured me they have plenty of rooms still available in that time slot at the special rate of Cdn $115/night (about US $85).  Just quote the Central States VHF Society Conference when booking your room.

Bob Morton, VE3BFM, has been very busy finalizing the technical side of things and we are now just about all ship-shape for the antenna range, the noise figure measuring and the technical presentations.  We are very pleased with the original content of the program and know you will find it interesting and informative.  We actually had to turn away speakers as the dance card was full, although we have several on "standby" if  needed. Thank you to all who volunteered!  The ARRL just informed us the Proceedings are ready and will be on their way shortly - a copy is included with your conference registration fee.

US residents can mail registrations as late as July 12th - Canadians should have them mailed by the 15th of July.  If you are worried about it getting here in time, or you have left it later than those dates, e-mail me an electronic copy, or fax me a copy at 905-772-2525, and we'll get your registration ready and you can pay at the door.  Walk-ins are more than welcome, although if you are planning on attending the banquet, or have a spouse interested in the family program, there is a risk you will not be able to participate as we have to get our

The Program for this year's conference has firmed up and been finalized.  You can see a listing of the presentations at:  http://www.csvhfs.org/CS04-agenda.html

Rooms still available at the special conference rate!

www.deltameadowvale.com/

You can reach the Delta Meadowvale directly at 1-800-422-8238 Monday -Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Calls outside that time frame will go to Delta's national reservation centre but they also have the details and should be able to book you just as easily.  Make sure you state you are attending the Central States VHF Society Conference.